Making A Hole In Concrete Slab Floor

How to cut a concrete floor for new plumbing.

Making a hole in concrete slab floor.

Concrete can have air pockets and pebbles or stones that can make resistance unpredictable with the result that it can be disturbingly easy to lose control of the tool for a moment. We go over all the necessary steps for your concrete slab to come out perfect. Do not create a failure by creating a hole in the slab floor concrete existing reinforcement existing building existing stress and settlement situation. Make a concrete slab paver using plastic molds a hand power tool mixer a good concrete mix and a vibrating table.

Since a thicker patch is more likely to last a long time try to make the hole up to 1 in 2 5 cm deep if it isn t already deeper than that. Knock away the cracked and crumbling concrete around the hole. This calculator is to be used as an estimating tool only. Make a new hole big enough to serve the new purpose whatever that new purpose may be.

Ingredients for concrete mix used in this. During new construction the builder installs drain lines and stubs that will connect to future plumbing fixtures before he pours the slab on grade. Also try to flatten out the bottom of the hole to create a stable level surface for the new patching material. Input length width and depth of the area.

Many remodel projects in homes with a concrete foundation and slab call for moving plumbing fixtures such as toilets sinks and floor drains.